IGNITE: The Philippines' Premier Innovation Conference 2019 | Tech Shake | 23 June 2019 | Shangri-La Hotel, Makati Avenue, corner Ayala Ave, Makati, 1200 Metro Manila

Ignite 2019 is a two-day event that features world-class keynote speakers, the WILDFIRE pitch competition, and the biggest business matching. It will be an avenue for endless opportunities to collaborate with exciting innovators and established institutions.

2019 Speakers

Drew Calin
Chief Executive Officer, Greenhouse

Jeremy Rolleston
Chief Executive Officer, Active8me Pte Ltd

Naga Tan
Co-founder, Bukas.ph | Dana Cita

James Tan
Managing Partner, Quest Ventures

Alexander Hamilton
Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer Apac, Vobling

Hanno Stegmann
Director & Head of Sg Office, Bcg Digital Ventures

Enrique Gonzalez
Chief Executive Officer, Active8me Pte Ltd

Robert W. Van Zwieten
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, the Serendra Group Llc

Amarit Charoenphan
Chief Executive Officer & Founder, Hubba & Techsauce

Koichi Saito
Founder & General Partner, Kk Fund

Ryu Hirota
Principal, Spiral Ventures Pte. Ltd.

Neel Chowdhury
Chief Executive Officer & Editor-in-chief, Sycamore Media Holdings

Nguyen Phi Van
Chairwoman, Vietnam Angel Network

Adrian Avendano Monterrubio
CEO, Globalsouthtech (Gst)

Mathew Welch
Senior Advisor, And Global Pte. Ltd

Yuki Koyama
Senior Advisor, Dentsu Ventures

Samuel Jeanblanc
Market Lead, Google

Brian Cu
President, Grab Philippines

Tristan De Belloy
Founder & CEO, Quanta Digital

Gui Faria
Co-founder, Penbrothers

Karl Mak
Co-founder & CEO, Hepmil Media Group

Kartini Andri Wardhani
Associate, Venturra Discovery

Sean Byrne
President & CEO, Cortex Technologies Corporation

Rj Balmater
Investment Analyst, Monk's Hill Ventures

Ong Le Yu
Director, Equity Capital Markets, Singapore Exchange

Khor Qianyi
Analyst and Head of Environmental, Social and Governance, Quest Ventures

Jojo Flores
Senior Co-founder, Plug and Play Tech Center

David Kuo
Co-founder and CEO, Iiinno Co., Ltd

Bhavna Suresh
CEO and Co-founder, Lamudi

Todd Schweitzer
Founder and CEO, Brankas

Kohki Sakata
Partner, CEO of Igpi Singapore, Industrial Growth Platform Inc.

Tina Marie Stockdale
Executive Vice President and Chief Transformation Officer, Security Bank Corporation

Gilberto Gaeta
Director of Google Customer Solutions, Google

Yutaka Kitade
Venture Partner, 415

Vincent G. Tobias
Head of Innovation, Ayala

Alex Bono
CEO, Habbitzz

Johanna L. Wiese
Director / Agritech Lead, Southeast Asia, Mistletoe Global

Vaibhav Agarwal
Co-founder & CEO, Inc42 Media

Karel Holub
Chief Argonaut, Argomall, Inc.

Joshua Agusta
Vice President of Investments (Chief Investment Officer), Mdi Ventures

Kylie Misa
Co-founder, Wvn Home Textiles

Christian Besler
Chief Digital Officer, Ayala Healthcare Holdings, Inc. (Ac Health)

Nathan Boublil
Co-founder & Global Managing Director, Zen Rooms

Supachai Kid Parchariyanon
Co-founder and CEO, Rise Corporate Innovation Powerhouse

Steve D. Benitez
Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Bo's Coffee (Ag&rock Inc.)

Mohan Belani
Cofounder and CEO, E27

John Aguilar
Host and Creator, The Final Pitch

Minette B. Navarrete
President, Kickstart Ventures Inc.

James Soukamneuth
Impact Investing Director, Investing in Women Initiative

Carmina Bayombong
CEO & Co-founder, Invested

Oko Davaasuren
Director, Techstars

Angelito M. Villanueva
Chief Innovation and Inclusion Officer, Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation

William Valtos Jr.
Group President - Financial Services, Iccp Group

Kenji Nakanishi
President and CEO, Dbp-daiwa Capital Markets Philippines, Inc.

Martin Lichauco
Managing Director, Crescent Point

Haruka Furukawa
CEO, Slush Tokyo

Paolo Limcaoco
Investment Manager, Lgt Venture Philanthropy

Cindy Wang
Chief Marketing Officer, Uxin Group

Amra Naidoo
Co-founder, Partnerships & Operations Director, Accelerating Asia

Moritz Gastl
Country Manager, Philippines & Thailand, Compareasia Group

Will Kim
Managing Partner, Mission Capital

John Orrock
CEO, Principal Investor and Advisor, Future Now Ventures

Pedro Paez
Specialist Solutions Architect for Ai/ml, Amazon Web Services

Maria Corazon I. Bulatao
President and Chief Operations Officer, Quad X

Navin Danapal
Sea Director, Sosv/mox

Karena Belin
CEO & Co-founder, Whub

Karen Contet Farzam
CEO & Co-founder, Angelhub

Jeffrey Seah
Partner, Quest Ventures

Frederic Levy
Vp of Money Transfer, Mynt (Globe Fintech Innovations, Inc.)

Pinky T. Yee
New Business Group Director, Goldilocks Bakeshop Inc.

Diane Eustaquio
Executive Director, Ideaspace Foundation, Inc.

Rosie Keller
Regional Manager for Asia, Seedstars

Gerard Chia
Partner, Visvires New Protein

Christiaan Kaptein
Partner, Dymon Asia Ventures

Miguel Warren
Regional Head, Sea, Payoneer

Pailin Pie Vichakul
Principal, Digital Ventures

Ravi Trivedi
Geenral Manager
Iprospect

Donald Lim
CEO, Dentsu Aegis Network Philippines

Dr. Rafaelita M. Aldaba
Undersecretary for Competitiveness and Innovation, Department of Trade and Industry

2019 Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS:
• Dentsu Ventures
• FutureNow Ventures
• Japan External Trade Organization
• IE School of Huamn Sciences & Technology

SILVER SPONSORS:
• Security Bank
• GCash
• QuadX
• RCBC

BRONZE SPONSORS:
• Brainsparks
• Cortex Technologies
• Kintone
• JR-West Innovations
• PenBrothers
• Manulife
• Fujitsu
• Payoneer

WIFI SPONSOR:
• PLDT Enterprise

WORKSHOP/BOOTCAMP SPONSOR:
• KMC

MEDIA SPONSORS:
• ANC
• CHALK.PH
• iWant
• Primer
• Philippine Primer
• The Star Philippine
• Inquierer Net
• INQ Pop
• Business World SparkUp
• Adobo Magazine
• Rappler
• PhilStar Global
• Summit Media
• Industree